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Explorations with Information and Technology
Transparency on OBS Studio
By David Whelan
I went live during a work meeting with my first attempt at using non-verbal phrases. One thing I’ve discovered is that you can chroma key – green or blue screen…
Broadcast Law Blog
New FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington on the Way
The Senate this week confirmed Nathan Simington for the seat on the FCC currently held by Michael O'Rielly. It is expected that Mr. Simington will be sworn in as a…
Broadcast Law Blog
$125,000 FCC Penalty to Broadcaster for Tower Structure and Contest Rule Violations – Including Violation of Rule Against Broadcasting Seemingly Live Recorded Programming Without Informing Listeners
Last week, the FCC announced a Consent Decree with a Florida broadcaster, with the broadcaster admitting violations of several FCC rules and agreeing to pay a $125,000 fine and enter…
Michael Geist
Broadcast Reform Bill Could Spell the End of Canadian Ownership Requirements
The Broadcasting Act blunder series takes a day off to focus on my Globe and Mail op-ed this week on the decision in Bill C-10 to remove Canadian ownership and…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 21, 2020 to November 27, 2020
Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
Broadcast Law Blog
In the Conversion to NextGen TV, Who is Responsible for the Content of the Simulcast Streams?
In one of those weird little quandaries in the broadcast legal world, the FCC just asked for comments on a petition for declaratory ruling filed by the NAB seeking a…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 7, 2020 to November 13, 2020
By David Oxenford, Adam Sandler
Here are some of the regulatory developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these…
CommLawBlog
FCC Authorizes All-Digital AM Service
Taking the next step in its ongoing efforts to revitalize the AM broadcast service, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has authorized AM radio stations to convert to all-digital broadcasting. Making…
CommLawBlog
Now Available: Broadcasting During Times of Emergency
By FHH Law
Yesterday, Fletcher Heald attorneys Frank Montero and Davina Sashkin with Pat Roberts of the Florida Association of Broadcasters (“FAB”), and their special guests Lisa Fowlkes and Christina Clearwater of the…
Broadcast Law Blog
This Week in Regulation: September 19, 2020 to September 25, 2020
Here are some of the regulatory and legal actions and developments of the last week of significance to broadcasters, with links to where you can go to find more information…